Port Police Report: Driver Pulls Away With Gas Hose Attached

This might put a whole new spin on the idea of "getting hosed."

owners called at 9:40 a.m. Jan. 24 seeking assistance for insurance purposes after a customer had driven away from the gas pump with the hose still attached to his car.

The owner of the car, a 34-year-old Port Washington man, had already went inside the business to return the hose and talk to the owners.

Both parties exchanged insurance information, according to the police report; the cost of the damage was not stated.

Hopefully he can scratch that one off his bucket list.

More from the reports:

• Together again, at last: Well, OK — they were only apart for a short while, but that doesn't mean the story isn't bittersweet. Port Washington police responded to the area of East Jackson Street and North Lake Street after a report that a dog was outside a vehicle in that area. The 55-year-old Port Washington woman owned the dog told police she had let it off the leash to go to the bathroom. The owner and animal were reunited. Happy ending.
• Don't dial that number: Hang-up 911 calls seem to happen often in Port Washington, and this past week there's a 3-day streak of crying wolf. Police responded to the 300 block of Regatta Drive at 6:39 a.m. Jan. 25 after a 911 call, only to find out at small child in the home had found the emergency button on the phone. Twelve hours later on Jan. 26, police spoke with a 31-year-old Port man after getting a 911 call from his cell phone. His phone had pocket-dialed the emergency number, and the man was simply on his way to work. At 8:40 p.m. that day, Police spoke to a 46-year-old Port woman who also pocket-dialed 911 on her phone while walking in the 1600 block of Parknoll Lane. Then, at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 27, a 911 call came from the , where somebody accidentally pushed the wrong button. Lessons to be learned? Keep phones out of kids reach, control your pocket emergencies and learn the phone system. Good luck, Port.